Cooking help required...panic over...

[Narnia]

Ladymuck Wrote:

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> HELP!

>

> I've just started to make Irish Soda bread. I

> don't have any cream of tartar. Can I substitute

> with something else? I have baking powder and

> bicarbonate of soda.

>

> HURRY...

I'd love to know what you DID start with.........an oven? You used vinegar...........don't you dare call it Irish soda bread.ED maybe.

PS Edited to add I presume you added a pinch of salt given where you were getting your advice from?

[PeckhamRose]

no no no, what was that about 'special' brownies?

[Ladymuck]

EDKiwi Wrote:

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>... my home cooking seems to

> have diminished...Must try

> harder to change that.

Definitely!

>...sounds like it was a good night.

It was! Excellent in fact. If you are interested in more of the same, Weegee is asking for a "raise of the hand" on the drinks thread...

[Ladymuck]

Narnia Wrote:

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> I'd love to know what you DID start

> with.........an oven? You used

> vinegar...........don't you dare call it Irish

> soda bread.ED maybe.

>

> PS Edited to add I presume you added a pinch of

> salt given where you were getting your advice

> from?

I'll have you know that I was following YOUR RECIPE (on that rusty old computer's thread)!

Only when I had most of the ingredients in the bowl did I realise that I had run out of COT. Panic ensued. Moreover, you nearly gave me a heart attack by not listing milk with the ingredients. For a moment, I thought you had omitted all liquids! To add to my panicstricken state, there was the suggestion that perhaps buttermilk should have been included? Should it have been?

Anyway, it turned out alright - lovely in fact. And Cate's vinegar trick did the job nicely. The only strange thing is that it cooked in less than an hour (your recipe mentions an hour and a half). Your recipe also states that foil should be placed on top of bread after an hour - but, as I didn't get to that stage, the crust was...well...a bit crusty - though no less tasty. The base was crusty too - was it meant to be? Don't get me wrong, I liked the contrast of crusty outer versus soft inside, but was that how it was meant to turn out?

And I did include salt. Your recipe mentioned that - at least!

Your comments/advice would be most appreciated.

I shall certainly try your recipe again (only with the correct ingredients LOL).

[Ladymuck]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> no no no, what was that about 'special' brownies?

*adopts mortified look*

Were they not special PR? I believe you had some...